Turkish women's goalball team wins Paralympic gold in Tokyo

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - The Turkish women's national goalball team bagged a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games on Friday.

Turkey beat the US 9-2 in the final match held at Makuhari Messe Hall.

Sevda Altunoluk, 27, scored all nine goals, including a penalty, as Turkey secured the gold in this summer's games.

Asya Miller and Eliana Mason were the scorers for Team USA, which returned home with the silver.

Turkey previously won a gold medal at the 2016 Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro.​​​​​​​